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Our mission is to educate students to enhance their potential to become global leaders in electronic engineering and instill in them the desire to pursue knowledge and advance the state of the art in electronic engineering. This includes hardware, software, and design aspects of electronics as the core, ranging from materials, devices, circuits, to systems, and their applications for the betterment of mankind. We shall maintain the highest international standards in both teaching and research.
Our vision is to be recognized nationally and internationally as a top-class electronic engineering department meeting the highest standards of excellence.
Programme Objectives
At the end of the course of studies, our graduates will:
- Acquire technical knowledge and skills in fundamental areas within mathematics, science, and engineering. They will achieve specialized understanding in one or more electronic engineering subject areas. Some graduates will be ready to pursue further studies in graduate school;
- Become aspiring engineers well educated to develop state of the art technologies and to break new grounds;
- Gain an understanding of ethical and contemporary issues, and the impact of engineering solutions in the society. They will obtain an appreciation of the importance of safety and environmental considerations.
Our students are expected to possess the following knowledge, skills and attitudes upon graduation.
Knowledge
Foundation: Mathematics, basic science, computer science, engineering science, electronic devices, electronic design, circuits and systems.
Elective Specialization in Electronic Engineering: Biomedical engineering, multimedia and signal processing, integrated circuit technology, microelectronics and photonics, microwave engineering and wireless communications.
Skills
General: Communication, presentation, interpersonal skills, language, leadership, team-building, problem-solving, critical and independent thinking, project management.
Electronic Engineering: Circuit analysis and design, programming, design of electronic systems, design of electronic components and development of electronic techniques and processes, design and implementation of experiments, use of hardware and software in engineering design.
Attitudes
Professional ethics, lifelong learning, appreciation of values and impact of electronic engineering, awareness of safety, humanity, and contemporary issues.
The Department of Electronic Engineering (EE) of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) has been founded for more than fifty years, nurturing countless outstanding engineers and technology professionals. The department is famous for its research strength and achievements and has always been a leader in a number of research areas around the world. Our founder, Professor Charles Kao, the former Vice-Chancellor of CUHK also known as the Father of Fiber Optics, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics, making Chinese people around the world proud.
The Department of Electronic Engineering was founded in 1970 by Professor Charles Kao, who also served as the first chairman of the department, laying a solid foundation for the future development of the department. In retrospect, as the Electronic Engineering Department is the oldest department in the Engineering Faculty, the development of the department is closely related to the development of the Engineering Faculty. In 1991, while Prof. Kao was the Vice-Chancellor, he proposed to unite the then four independent departments to form the Engineering Faculty, consolidating the advantages in each department and further enhance the level and quality of teaching and academic research.
Nurturing student talents is one of the most important missions of the Department of Electronic Engineering. In the seventies, the manufacturing industry in Hong Kong was booming, bringing a high demand for electronic engineers. Then, the department focused on undergraduate education focusing on both theory and practice. By the eighties, the Department of Electronic Engineering began the development of a post-graduate program, offering MPhil and PhD programs, training of high quality engineers to promote the research and development of the local electronic industry. The first CUHK student to receive a doctoral degree was from the Department of Electronic Engineering.
Our curriculum design is forward-looking. As early as 1975, the Department has pioneered the “work-study program”, arranging third-year students to intern in different industrial organizations for a year in order to obtain practical engineering experience. After the internship, the students return to school to complete the remaining 1-year coursework. This special curriculum not only provides the students with opportunities to practice what they have learned in classes but also helps them to be more employable after graduation. Today, internships have become very popular; many universities in Hong Kong have established similar undergraduate internship programs. The Department of Electronic Engineering is leading the trend in this regard. The internship programs help academics to develop close links and collaborations with industries.
High quality teaching and courses produce elite graduates; in the past fifty years after the founding of the Department of Electronic Engineering, we have cultivated countless outstanding and talented graduates across different disciplines, each with its great achievements. The Department of Electronic Engineering provides solid training in mathematics and physics, which enhance students’ analytical thinking and problem-solving skills, and these skills are generally applicable to all professions. Accordingly, even if our graduates choose a career in different industries, they can still excel. In fact, our graduates have been doing well in many major companies as well as different government departments, serving the community. Their excellent work has been recognized by all industry and government employers.
For scientific research, the Department of Electronic Engineering has always been an international leader in the field of optoelectronics. The excellence was built upon the solid foundation achieved by Professor Charles Kao. In addition, the Department has obtained many significant research results in the field of multimedia and signal processing, integrated circuit design, wireless communications, and microwave engineering. As early as in the 1970s, the Department started to develop research areas in biomedical engineering, identifying and applying the new electronic technologies to novel medical instruments. After years of efforts, we have accumulated considerable outstanding results.
Fifty years mark an important milestone for the Department of Electronic Engineering. We have always believed high quality teaching and high quality research are equally important and have been actively nurturing talents for our society while promoting research in the field of electronic engineering. We look to extend our research achievements and results to industries and make greater contributions and impact to the society.
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Prof MENG, Max Qing Hu
Professor and Chairman
Welcome to the Department of Electronic Engineering at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. We are proud to offer one of the best Electronic Engineering programs in the world, leading to BEng, MSc, MPhil, and PhD degrees. We are committed to educating future global leaders in electronic engineering, dedicated to pursuing knowledge and state-of-the-art technologies, and devoted to maintaining the highest international standards in teaching and research.
The Department of Electronic Engineering was established in 1970 by the 2009 Nobel Prize Laureate in Physics, Professor Charles Kao, who is regarded as the “Father of Optical Fibers”, making The Chinese University of Hong Kong the only university in the Greater China region with a native Nobel Prize Laureate. Since its inception, our Department has rapidly grown into one of the best EE departments in the world, ranking number 1 in Hong Kong and number 28 in the world, according to the ARWU (Academic Ranking of World Universities) 2017 Subject Ranking. In the 2014 Research Assessment Exercise of the Hong Kong government, our Department was recognized to have the largest percentage of professors whose research achievements were regarded as internationally leading, among all EE departments in Hong Kong. We have 24 highly motivated and talented professors and teaching staff complemented by more than 60 research and technical support staff, serving 182 undergraduate students, 161 research postgraduate students pursuing PhD and MPhil degrees, and 40 postgraduate students pursuing MSc degrees. We provide an immersive education for our students through course instruction, laboratory experiments, hands-on hardware and software design projects, innovative invention, creative research, academic supervision, and personal tutoring, all on the most beautiful campus in Hong Kong. We believe our students have unlimited potential, and we are committed to nurturing them so that they may learn, grow, and achieve all of their personal and professional goals. Our student population is comprised of local, Mainland Chinese, and overseas students. All of our lectures are conducted in English, which is the official language of the University.
Electronic engineering drives and permeates modern society, from mobile phones, optical and wireless communications, digital computers, integrated electronics, nanotechnology, image and video media, sensors, robotics, artificial intelligence, human-machine interaction, healthcare systems and medical devices, to power electronics and green technology. Advances in these fields have led to the advent of smart products that revolutionize our daily lives, such as mobile devices and artificial intelligence algorithms, which are built upon a foundation consisting of electronic circuits constructed from semiconductor materials and components, and utilize a variety of media processing and networked optimization algorithms. Inventions like these have grown out of innovative research and development that are very well supported by the four comprehensive research areas in our Department: Artificial Intelligence, Robotics & Perception; Multimedia & Signal Processing; Circuits and Systems; and Solid-State Electronics & Photonics. We emphasize the importance of pursuing excellence in both fundamental and applied research not only in EE core areas, but also in growing interdisciplinary fields. Our research efforts have attracted significant funding from government agencies and private sectors with near doubled average success rate of all EE departments in Hong Kong, resulting in leading research achievements with significant societal impact and international recognition.
Due to the fundamental nature of EE in our society and industry, demand for our graduates are insatiable in Hong Kong and all over the world; our students routinely receive multiple job offers upon graduation. We have an expansive global alumni network, with many alumni holding positions as established technical leaders, working as CEOs, CTOs, and Chief Engineers in leading organizations across the globe.
To serve our students better with an integrated 4-year EE curriculum, CUHK EE program will admit year-one EE students directly through JUPAS (Code: JS4434) and other channels such as IB, GCL, AD/HD, etc., starting in 2018. EE provides the broadest and most foundational engineering training for modern society that generates the most rewarding career opportunities. All EE students acquire both hardware and software skills and experience through our “Build a Gadget, Code an App” training at the early stage of our EE curriculum. The skills and knowledge gained by our students serve as a springboard for their professional advancement. We invite you to browse our website and visit us in person to find out why and how we are best equipped to help our students realize their personal and professional goals.
Prof MENG, Max Qing Hu
Professor and Chairman
